League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27.7/16.9/5.0)
Rookie of the Year: Alvan Adams (19.0/9.1/5.6)
PPG Leader: Bob McAdoo (31.1)
RPG Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16.9)
APG Leader: Slick Watts (8.1)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17.0)
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| Rk | Team | Conf | Div | W | L | W-L% | MOV | ORtg | DRtg | NRtg | MOV/A | ORtg/A | DRtg/A | NRtg/A |
| 1 | Golden State Warriors | W | P | 59 | 23 | .720 | 6.65 | 6.23 | ||||||
| 2 | Cleveland Cavaliers | E | C | 49 | 33 | .598 | 2.51 | 2.34 | ||||||
| 3 | Boston Celtics | E | A | 54 | 28 | .659 | 2.34 | 2.24 | ||||||
| 4 | Washington Bullets | E | C | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.33 | 2.19 | ||||||
| 5 | Buffalo Braves | E | A | 46 | 36 | .561 | 0.83 | 0.85 | ||||||
| 6 | Phoenix Suns | W | P | 42 | 40 | .512 | 0.61 | 0.59 | ||||||
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | E | A | 46 | 36 | .561 | 0.26 | 0.32 | ||||||
| 8 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | P | 40 | 42 | .488 | 0.09 | 0.17 | ||||||
| 9 | Seattle SuperSonics | W | P | 43 | 39 | .524 | -0.28 | -0.15 | ||||||
| 10 | Houston Rockets | E | C | 40 | 42 | .488 | -0.80 | -0.72 | ||||||
| 11 | New Orleans Jazz | E | C | 38 | 44 | .463 | -0.89 | -0.74 | ||||||
| 12 | New York Knicks | E | A | 38 | 44 | .463 | -1.23 | -1.05 | ||||||
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | P | 37 | 45 | .451 | -1.24 | -1.12 | ||||||
| 14 | Detroit Pistons | W | M | 36 | 46 | .439 | -1.05 | -1.19 | ||||||
| 15 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | M | 38 | 44 | .463 | -1.45 | -1.56 | ||||||
| 16 | Atlanta Hawks | E | C | 29 | 53 | .354 | -2.91 | -2.66 | ||||||
| 17 | Kansas City Kings | W | M | 31 | 51 | .378 | -2.84 | -2.84 | ||||||
| 18 | Chicago Bulls | W | M | 24 | 58 | .293 | -2.90 | -2.90 | ||||||